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Directed Energy weapon (DEW) systems are being developed for both ground and airborne applications. Typically, they consist of microwave or laser powered guns. Both the microwave application and the diode based laser applications require significant amount of power. This power ranges from several hundred kilowatts (kW) for microwave applications to Megawatts (MW) for laser applications. The laser application requires that the full power be available for short duration, typically 5 seconds, which could be repeated several times with short pauses in between. The control of a generator, which delivers Megawatt of the intermittent power greatly differs from the of normal steady state generator control. It poses significant challenges. Application of power (and for this matter its removal) is a transient phenomenon that takes time and its effects ripple through the whole system.

IPS has designed an air-cooled AC/DC Regulated Converter Unit (RCU) for the V-22 aircraft as a possible replacement of the existing RCU. The Converter receives 3 phase 115V, 400Hz power from the aircraft power distribution system and produces a 6kW, 28VDC output (per MIL-STD-704D). Within the constraints of the existing physical envelope, the design yields lower weight, lower cost, and lower power dissipation compared with the currently employed VRTR (Voltage Regulated Transformer Rectifier). The design utilizes nearly loss-less switching topology, active current sharing, and a modular approach.

Innovative Power Solutions (IPS), LLC has developed a 300A and a 500A 28 VDC Brushless Wound Rotor Starter/Generator (S/G) system. These systems are capable of replacing brush type S/G or Air Turbine Starters by presenting an adequate Torque vs. Speed performance. The S/G system developed by IPS consists of the Starter/Generator (Motor/Generator) and S/G Control Unit (SGCU).